Total Shop Floor Visibility for the Food & Beverage Industry: Yield, Quality, and Traceability
Gain real-time control over your food & beverage production and ensure full traceability with MESView.
MESView unifies shop floor data so Production and Quality teams stay aligned across every shift: live OEE, waste and downtime tracking, digitized records, and audit-ready evidence for customers.
In the food and beverage industry, efficiency comes down to the details: changeovers, recipes, allergens, HACCP controls, accurate labeling, target weight, cold chain management, and demanding line speeds. Yet, in many plants, critical data remains trapped on paper or in Excel, arrives too late, or sits isolated in systems that simply don’t talk to each other.
MESView helps you move from ‘firefighting’ to ‘controlling the shift’ by unifying the data that truly impacts margins, quality, and traceability—enabling you to make decisions while there’s still time to act.
Key Challenges in Food & Beverage Manufacturing
Lack of Real-Time Shift Visibility
If performance is analyzed at the end of the day—or month—it’s impossible to correct speed drops, rejects, or material overconsumption in time.
Hard-to-Trace Micro-Stops and Speed Losses
Feeder jams, labeling issues, filling variations... small but constant stops that build up without being properly categorized.
Scrap, Rework, and Waste Due to Lack of Fine Control
Overfilling, damaged packaging, off-spec product, rejects, expired stock, relabeling... every small deviation turns into added cost.
Manual Batch Traceability and Incident Management
Reconstructing which ingredients or batches were used, which line produced them, what checks were completed, and which shift was involved shouldn't depend on hunting through paper records
Audits with Scattered Evidence
IFS/BRC, customer audits, internal inspections… preparing evidence takes up hours and creates uncertainty.
Product changes, cleaning, and allergens with variable times.
Variability in format changes and cleaning routines (including allergen protocols) reduces line availability and increases operational risk.
Quality disconnected from operations.
HACCP controls, non-conformities, line releases, and corrective actions that are not integrated into the actual production flow end up arriving late or incomplete.
Energy and resource consumption tracked without connection to line activity.
Industrial refrigeration, compressed air, hot water, steam, CIP… without linking energy and resource consumption to production statuses, detecting drift and real opportunities for savings becomes difficult.
How MESView
helps you overcome these challenges:
01. Real-time visibility to make decisions during the shift.
Line/shift/product reference dashboards featuring OEE, production, stoppages, rejects, and waste to take action on the spot, not when it’s already too late.
02. Actionable OEE and micro-stoppages with (actual) root causes.
Fast, structured downtime logging—including micro-stoppages typical of packaging, bottling, and casing lines—paired with loss analysis to prioritize improvements.
03. Waste and rework tracking linked to real-time shop floor activity.
Link downtime, events, and rejects to specific products, formats, and shifts to identify patterns: overfilling, improperly completed line changes, recurring adjustments, and more.
04. Lot-level end-to-end traceability that is audit-proof.
Link raw materials, batches, shifts, orders, quality checks, and production events to respond quickly to incidents and accurately contain their impact.
05. Paperless at the workstation: HACCP, checklists, and operational logs.
Digitize critical logs (quality checks, verifications, rounds, startup/changeover/end-of-shift checklists) complete with owner, timestamp, and easily accessible evidence.
06. Standardization of format changes, cleaning protocols, and operational procedures.
Product/format-specific guides and checklists (including critical allergen-handling steps) paired with cycle time tracking to minimize variability and improve process stability.
07. Quality connected with production, maintenance, and continuous improvement.
Management of quality checks, non-conformities, corrective actions, and follow-ups with complete traceability—eliminating silos between teams and speeding up resolution.
08. Energy and resource consumption connected to manufacturing reality.
Energy and resource consumption visibility by line/period and their correlation with production states (running/stopped/changeover/cleaning) to detect drifts, peak demands, and optimization opportunities.
09. Integration without breaking what already works.
MESView leverages ERP systems, automation, sensors, meters, and shop-floor equipment to unify data and turn it into operational decisions—without invasive implementation projects.
Why Mesview
- Start where it hurts the most (packaging micro-stoppages, scrap/waste from rejects, lot-level traceability, HACCP logs...) on a pilot line, then scale.
- Agile logging, intuitive screens, and guided workflows: less paper, fewer interruptions, and greater consistency across shifts.
- Unified data and shared definitions for OEE, rejects, quality checks, and lots—fewer arguments, faster action, and greater process stability.
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Support Driven by Industrial Expertise and Results
It’s not just about "installing software"—it’s about organizing data, standardizing processes, and sustaining measurable shop floor improvements. -
Scalable Across Lines and Multi-Plant
Standardize KPIs and procedures across lines, formats, and facilities, maintaining data consistency and governance.
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Any questions about MESView?
Does MESView replace my ERP or SCADA?
No. MESView integrates with your existing systems and centralizes operational data to make it actionable on the shop floor.
Can we start with just a single line?
Yes. In fact, the recommended approach is a pilot on the line with the highest impact (scrap, micro-stoppages, changeovers) to prove value and scale
How long does it take to see the value?
It depends on the scope, but the approach is designed to deliver visible improvements within weeks through a targeted initial rollout
Does this add extra workload for the operator?
The philosophy is the opposite: eliminate paperwork and unnecessary steps. Logging is quick and becomes a tool that supports the shift, rather than a bureaucratic burden.
How does it help with audits (IFS, BRC, or other standards)?
It organizes evidence, records, and lot-level traceability, making information easier to retrieve and ensuring consistent, audit-ready documentation.
Which KPIs can I monitor?
OEE, planned and unplanned downtime, microstoppages, shift performance, scrap and waste rates, lot traceability, quality control results, and—where available—energy consumption and other utility usage.
Is it scalable if I have multiple plants?
Yes. You can standardize your KPI model and replicate it across production lines and plants, ensuring consistent reporting, processes, and performance measurement across all facilities.
What does the free assessment include?
A short review of your business objectives, current operations, and available data sources, followed by a proposal for a small-scope pilot designed to demonstrate measurable ROI quickly.
